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Stick the Pin. Make the Call.  

JL;DR SUMMARY Five writers embark on an unconventional experiment inspired by a writing challenge to test if everyone indeed has a shidduch story. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureStorytellingMatchmakingSocial NormsShidduchHuman InteractionWriting ChallengePhone BookRandom Experiment

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Israel
"Well, I wasnt choosing the local phone book, which would land me a Hebrew speaker whod never heard of Family First."

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